operating at six republican victory offices in virginia, including one up in this office building in springfield and another out in sterling. the chairman of fairfax county democrats calls it outrageous that the republicans would continue to employ people who have ties to this kind of criminal activity. so far neither the republican party of virginia nor the department of justice returned our requests for comment. in fairfax coty, kristin fisher, 9news now. >>> when we come back, i'm going to be one on one with maryland's lieutenant governor anthony brown. we're going to talk about the state of emergency that is already in place for maryland. >>> we told you that officials in the metropolitan area are getting ready for hurricane sandy. in fact, virginia and maryland have already issued a state of emergency. i'm delighted to have the lieutenant governor of maryland here with me anthony brown to talk exactly what does this mean. >> thanks for having me on. yes, the governor did declare a state of emergency and basically by declaring a state of emergency, it positions us well with the federal gover